my tears ricochet

This is ghostly, like haunting your own funeral. It's about being betrayed by the one you trusted, where even the grief becomes a ricochet bullet. Haven't you been hurt by someone, then found the wound shot you again?

It makes "being consumed even after death" chilling and satisfying. Taylor here first gives resentment a shape: I'm not soft, my tears bounce back.

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